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A new Timepiece for the Railway

Published 16 October 2025 | Average read time 3 min read
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A freight hub at London Waterloo station

2 May 2025 | 2 min read

We’ve teamed up with industry partners to trial a sustainable freight hub at London Waterloo. The one-of-a-kind hub uses spare,…

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Infrastructure insights

Why does Network Rail paint rails white for the summer?

23 April 2025 | 3 min read

This spring we’ll use about 1,500 litres of white paint – the equivalent of 30,000 square metres – for sections…

Increasing the resilience of our railway

23 April 2025 | 4 min read

Adapting our railway to manage climate change

22 April 2025 | 5 min read

The Titanic and the railway

15 April 2025 | 3 min read
Ashley Down railway station on a sunny day.

A new station at Ashley Down in Bristol

9 April 2025 | 3 min read